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title: "The Provision of Medium and Heavy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Remote Controlled Vehicles In-Service Support - UK5"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077548"
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# The Provision of Medium and Heavy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Remote Controlled Vehicles In-Service Support - UK5

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077548

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## Summary

Defence Equipment and Support, part of the Ministry of Defence, is procuring specialist in-service support for medium T4 and heavy T7 explosive ordnance disposal remote-controlled vehicles. The requirement covers post-design services and ongoing technical support for both vehicle types, including in-depth fault identification, repair, resolution, reliability assurance and safety assurance. It is a services contract covering fleet management, repair and maintenance, engineering design, and related technical support. The equipment is used for explosive ordnance disposal, so the requirement is relevant to suppliers with specialist defence vehicle, robotics, engineering and safety-support capabilities. The selected supplier is L3HARRIS TRL Technology Limited, a large UK company and subsidiary of the vehicles’ original equipment manufacturer.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected through a direct award. Defence Equipment and Support relied on the single-supplier justification in Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, citing technical reasons: the selected supplier’s OEM relationship, equipment-specific expertise and know-how. One lot was awarded to L3HARRIS TRL Technology Limited. The award value is £45,000,000 excluding VAT, or £54,000,000 including VAT. The contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2035, with a maximum extent date of 31 March 2038. It includes three one-year renewal options and options for additional purchases of both T4 and T7 vehicles. The procurement was above the relevant threshold and evaluated on the basis of the single-supplier technical-reasons justification.

This opportunity demonstrates sustained Ministry of Defence demand for highly specialised support to explosive ordnance disposal remote-controlled vehicles. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable expertise in medium and heavy uncrewed ground vehicles, particularly the relevant T4 and T7 platforms or comparable defence systems. Strong capabilities would include post-design support, complex fault diagnosis, repair, engineering design, systems integration, reliability engineering and safety assurance. Suppliers would need to understand the equipment deeply enough to identify and resolve faults and maintain operational confidence in high-risk environments. OEM access, platform-specific technical data, experienced engineering personnel, secure defence delivery processes and the capacity to support a long-running national capability would be important. The route used here also shows that technical uniqueness and OEM knowledge can be decisive in this market.

## Notice

The Ministry of Defence (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to L3 Harris TRL Technology Ltd ("the Supplier") for the provision of post design services and in service support (together the "ISS") for Medium (T4) and Heavy (T7) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Remote Controlled Vehicles (the "RCVs"). The contract has an estimated value of PS54,000,000, including VAT. The contract will be for eight ("8") years with an additional three ("3") one-year options.

### Procurement Information

In accordance with Section 41(1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 (the "Act"), the Authority intends to rely on the Single Supplier direct award justification, as set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Act, to award a public contract directly to the Supplier not being an excluded Supplier. It is considered that a direct award is permissible under the Act on the basis that, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only the Supplier can carry out the services. This is because the Supplier is a subsidiary of the OEM of the RCVs (L3 Harris) and therefore is the only operator that has the technical expertise and know-how of the equipment/RCVs to provide the required ISS to carry out in-depth fault identification, repair, and resolution and to assure reliability and safety of both RCV capabilities. Accordingly, the Supplier is considered as the only supplier that can provide the services required and there are no alternatives to those services as required by the Authority. The contract will not be awarded to an excluded supplier. A Contract Award Notice and Contract Details Notice will follow in accordance with Procurement Act 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088612-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Defence Equipment and Support |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | L3HARRIS TRL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 11:51 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088612-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088612-2026
  18th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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